A.C.A. § 21-14-111

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Title 21  Public Officers and Employees  
Chapter 14  Notaries Public  
Subchapter 1  -- General Provisions
A.C.A. § 21-14-111  (2011)
21-14-111.  Unlawful act -- Penalty.

  (a) It is unlawful for any notary public to witness any signature on any instrument unless the notary public either:

   (1) Witnesses the signing of the instrument and personally knows the signer or is presented proof of the identity of the signer; or

   (2) Recognizes the signature of the signer by virtue of familiarity with the signature.

(b) Any notary public violating this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) For purposes of this section, "personally knows" means having an acquaintance, derived from association with the individual, which establishes the individual's identity with at least a reasonable certainty.

HISTORY: Acts 1989, No. 304, § 3; 2001, No. 1274, § 6.